Setiap akhir bulan, saya menghitung uang receh di celengan kecil.

It means at the end of every month or every month at month’s end.

• setiap = every / each
• akhir bulan = the end of the month

So setiap akhir bulan is a time expression meaning something happens regularly at that point each month.

In Indonesian, akhir bulan is the normal fixed expression for the end of the month.

• akhir = end
• bulan = month

So literally it is end of month, which is natural in Indonesian.

bulan akhir would not normally be used to mean the same thing. It sounds unnatural in this context.

saya means I.

In this sentence, it is the subject:

• saya menghitung = I count / I calculate

Yes, Indonesian often allows the subject to be omitted if it is already clear from context. So in conversation, someone might simply say:

• Setiap akhir bulan, menghitung uang receh di celengan kecil.

But with no subject, it sounds less complete on its own. Using saya makes the sentence clear and natural.

menghitung means to count or to calculate.

It comes from the root word:

• hitung = count / calculate

With the meN- verb prefix, it becomes:

• menghitung = to count

This prefix often forms active verbs in Indonesian.

A useful pattern here:

• hitung = count
• menghitung = to count / am counting / count(s)

In this sentence, menghitung uang receh means counting loose change.

It can mean either, depending on context.

In this sentence, count is the best translation because the object is uang receh (loose change, coins, small money). You are physically counting money.

Examples:

• menghitung uang = count money
• menghitung biaya = calculate the cost
• menghitung angka = count numbers / calculate numbers

So the exact English choice depends on what is being counted.

uang receh usually means loose change, small change, or small-denomination money.

• uang = money
• receh = small change / low-value money

It often refers to coins, but it can also include small-value banknotes depending on context. In everyday use, a learner can usually think of uang receh as loose change.

celengan means piggy bank or money box, a container for saving coins or small amounts of money.

So:

• di celengan kecil = in the small piggy bank

Even though English often says piggy bank, Indonesian celengan does not require the idea of a pig specifically. It just means a savings container.

Because in Indonesian, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So:

• celengan kecil = small piggy bank
• rumah besar = big house
• mobil baru = new car

This is one of the most important word-order differences from English.

Here, di marks location.

In this sentence:

• di celengan kecil = in the small piggy bank

Depending on context, di can correspond to English in, at, or on. English chooses the exact preposition based on the noun, but Indonesian often just uses di for location in general.

Examples:

• di rumah = at home / in the house
• di meja = on the table
• di celengan = in the piggy bank

Because Indonesian does not use articles like a, an, and the the way English does.

So:

• celengan kecil can mean a small piggy bank or the small piggy bank

The exact meaning depends on context.

If the listener already knows which piggy bank is meant, English would naturally use the, but Indonesian usually does not need a separate word for that.

The comma is not absolutely required, but it is very natural and helpful.

Setiap akhir bulan is a time phrase placed at the beginning of the sentence, so a comma makes the sentence easier to read:

• Setiap akhir bulan, saya menghitung uang receh di celengan kecil.

Without the comma, the sentence is still understandable:

• Setiap akhir bulan saya menghitung uang receh di celengan kecil.

Both are acceptable.

Yes. tiap and setiap both mean every / each.

So these are both natural:

• Setiap akhir bulan...
• Tiap akhir bulan...

setiap may sound slightly more formal or complete, while tiap is a common shorter form.

The structure is:

Time expression + Subject + Verb + Object + Location

Breaking it down:

• Setiap akhir bulan = time expression
• saya = subject
• menghitung = verb
• uang receh = object
• di celengan kecil = location

So Indonesian is often quite straightforward in word order:

• When
  • who
    • does what
      • to what
        • where

Yes, depending on context. The given sentence is already correct and natural, but a speaker might also say:

• Setiap akhir bulan, saya menghitung recehan di celengan kecil.
• Setiap akhir bulan, saya menghitung uang receh dalam celengan kecil.

A few notes:

• recehan is another common word for loose change
• di and dalam can both work here, though dalam emphasizes inside

Still, the original sentence is perfectly good Indonesian.